Turning A Social Enterprise Into The Voice Of The Vulnerable with Aisha Bello - Part 2

05/30/23 • 30 min

In GuardUp App, security agencies' links are for more than just calling for emergency or quick response. You can also share information with their intelligence units. When you see something, say something; if you suspect something, report that. That is how we can all work together to reduce insecurity in our country. - Aisha Bello.

Today, we continue our chat with Aisha Bello, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocate, Author, M & E Specialist, and Social Entrepreneur. The Co-founder of GuardUp, and the Executive Director of The Voice of Girl, Child, and Vulnerable People Foundation.

As the mother of three daughters, Aisha simply couldn't stay arms crossed, witnessing how kidnapping teenage girls from schools were slowly becoming "normal" in some regions of Nigeria. Aisha developed GuardUp App to give women in her community a tool to empower and connect them, provide evidence, and be in close contact with the authorities.

Tune in and listen to the thirty-third episode of Avant-garde Entrepreneur. In this second part of our conversation, we learn about the process and mindset Aisha went through to develop the app, the lessons learned, and the things she would have done differently. We also discuss how she disconnects from these energy-draining and heavy issues, her biggest vision for the following years, and more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What moved Aisha to develop the GuardUp App (5:10)
How the GuardUp App works and why it's an empowering tool for women (10:00)
Looking back, what would Aisha do differently as a social entrepreneur (15:20)
How to recharge by actively doing things (19:50)
Aisha's biggest vision for the next 5 years (23:00)

Connect with Aisha:

Resources:

Let's Connect!

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What moved Aisha to develop the GuardUp App (5:10)
How the GuardUp App works and why it's an empowering tool for women (10:00)
Looking back, what would Aisha do differently as a social entrepreneur (15:20)
How to recharge by actively doing things (19:50)
Aisha's biggest vision for the next 5 years (23:00)

Connect with Aisha:

Resources:

Let's Connect!

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Turning A Social Enterprise Into The Voice Of The Vulnerable with Aisha Bello - Part 1

"No matter what we're going through, we still have people who need us and must help each other." - Aisha Bello.

Today, I'm thrilled to be joined by Aisha Bello, a Sexual and Gender-based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocate, Author, M & E Specialist, and Social Entrepreneur. Aisha is also the Co-founder of GuardUp, a mobile application designed for the safety and protection of women, and the Executive Director of The Voice of Girl, Child, and Vulnerable People Foundation.

Although Aisha was passionate about hard sciences and even got her Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology, her heart and her father's teachings made her reconsider, pivot, and become a social scientist to right the wrongs suffered by the vulnerable people in her community.

Tune in and listen to the thirty-second episode of Avant-garde Entrepreneur. In this first part of my chat with Aisha, we learn about her journey and her decision to pivot from microbiologist to pursuing a Master's in Criminal Justice and a post-graduate diploma in Crime Management. We also discuss social entrepreneurship's advantages over non-profits, the challenges every social entrepreneur faces at least once in their path, and much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

A bit about Aisha's background and upbringing (5:20)
Why Aisha decided to change course and restructure her professional career (8:00)
From being part of a social project to starting her own thing (13:10)
The reasons that moved Aisha to become the voice of the vulnerable (16:20)
About Aisha's reasons for transitioning from non-profit to social entrepreneurship (17:20)
The challenges every social entrepreneur faces sooner or later (20:10)

Connect with Aisha:

Resources:

Let's Connect!

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From Startup Founder to Social Entrepreneur with David Wampamba - Part 1

How hard are you willing to commit to fulfilling your dreams?

Today, I'm so excited to be joined by David Wampamba. He is a Startup Founder, Social Entrepreneur, Web Designer, and Developer, published Author, and the Founder and CEO of Ablestate, a company based in Kampala, Uganda, created to help businesses find developers across the globe and developers land the job of their dreams.

Sometimes, becoming a social entrepreneur is about being the person we needed when we were young or, like in David Wampamba's case, helping others challenge the status quo and overcoming the limitations they might encounter, like lack of connectivity, unemployment, or financial difficulties. For him, challenging the status quo is a way to demonstrate constant improvement.

In the first part of this three-part series interview, we hear about David's struggles to get into the education system in Uganda. We learn about David's resilience, persistence, and bullet-proof mindset that helped him beat the odds and go from "the dumbest kid in the village" to second in his class. You'll also hear about David's first steps into coding and programming, how the social entrepreneurship seed was planted into his head, and more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

A bit about David's background and upbringing in Uganda (7:20)

About the auntie that changed David's destiny (11:00)

From getting 19% in a math test to second in his class (17:10)

David's dreams of getting the education he wanted vanish right before becoming real (22:40)

David's first encounter with programming and coding (31:30)

Resources:

Learn to Code With David Wampamba on YouTube

Book: David Wampamba - A Complete Guide To Industry Front-End Web Developer

Connect with David:

Website

Twitter